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kiyo21
03-02-2013, 04:22 PM
looking for advice for types of gear setups
i'm looking to get in to more of the surface irons but just wanna get in to jigging w/ the iron in general.
Whiting17
03-02-2013, 04:29 PM
Avet JX MC with 50lb spectra, on a calstar 90J is my surface iron set up. I like Tady 45s
FlyFishinYakr
03-02-2013, 10:10 PM
Never had much luck with the surface iron unless it was a school of breezing hungry fish :jig: , I've caught most on yoyo iron :reeling: (My favorite outfit used to be a Penn 4/0 Special narrow on a Truline D-8 :linesnap:, now I use a BeastMaster 12/30=the original TLD 30 2-speed mounted on a Calstar 665H w/60# Hollow Ace & Seaguar 60# fluorocarbon top-shot :D) .
Just my experience.
FFY
outdoorzen
03-03-2013, 03:26 AM
Go classic with a Calstar 90j and a jigmaster, cant go wrong!
taggermike
03-03-2013, 12:10 PM
There are many great surface iron rods out there; I had the befor mentioned calstar 90J with an old Newell 338. That was my go to until it got stollen. I'm using a seeker ulua 93H with a daiwa SL40HV now. Its a huge rod and took some getting used to but I love it now. Old school long rods were designed to fish from large party boats. Casting a 100J or ulua while sitting in a kayak can be bit awkward. If you have a buddy with a surface iron stick ask to use it and see if you like the feel. Mike
salty pirate
03-03-2013, 02:07 PM
good info here from the sea samurai
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/Page?template=kayak-surface-jig-fishing
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